At about 9:50 p.m. on Feb. 14, two of the male suspects walked into Spurance City Liquor wearing ski masks. One suspect held a handgun and the other carried a backpack.

The suspects pointed the handgun at the sales clerk, demanding he remove money from the cash register and put it in the backpack. The clerk complied and turned over an undisclosed amount of cash. No injuries resulted from the incident. The suspects fled on foot to a vehicle waiting behind the store.

The State Police Communications Center called a radio dispatch with information from the robbery. Shortly afterward, a Smyrna police officer initiated a vehicle stop on a Nissan Sentra in the area. Police found Blackson operating the vehicle, with Wilson and Burns also inside. Upon further investigation, the officer found a backpack and ski mask matching the description from the robbery.

All three suspects were taken into custody without incident. State troopers were able to connect the trio to the robbery. Police recovered the backpack containing the money in connection with the robbery inside the car as well.

Wilson was committed to James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on $23,500 Secured Bond and Blackson was committed to the same facility on $21,000 Secured Bond. Burns was committed to the Stevenson House Detention Center on $36,000 Cash Bond.

Troopers continue to investigate and review the circumstances surrounding this incident.